Re: Alfa purchase

[dsedon@domain.elided]

this is nasty!  

i was in a similar situation once, but it was legit - i got an $800 price reduction on my gtwe6 cuz it had smeg all over the inside of the oil filler cap.  whether or not the car really needed a new head gasket, was an unknown, both for me *and* the seller.  as it turned out, a week of driving made the smeg go away.  so i was lucky.  but i wooda passed on the deal w/o the price reduction....

ymmv,

doug s.
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   Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 18:09:31 -0700 (PDT)
   From: Alan Lambert <lechefgerard@domain.elided>
   Subject: Re: Alfa purchase

   jUST A GENERAL QUESTION--IS THIS SHREWD, OR IS IT NASTY?

   - --- George Schweikle <schweikg@domain.elided> wrote:
   > Digesti,
   > 
   > Eric Storhok tells of John Hoard buying his GTA Junior at a reduced
   > price due
   > to a rattley cam chain. Here's a similar tale: A local alfisti was
   > pursuing a
   > very clean mid 80's Spider, and called the seller to continue their
   > negotiations, only to be told that "the car won't run any more". Said
   > friend
   > went to look at the car, saw the impact switch for the fuel cutoff
   > impact
   > switch button in the "up" position. He responded with some line about
   > the
   > expense of repairing Alfa Fuel injection systems, whereupon a much
   > reduced
   > selling price was offered. Said friend went through the charade of
   > having a
   > flat bed come to haul his just purchased spider home, where he reset
   > the fuel
   > cut off, started the car and drove it into his garage.
   > 
   > George Schweikle
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   Best Regards,

   Alan Lambert
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